List of people from Omaha, Nebraska
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This is a list of people from Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States.
A[]
- Hazel Abel — politician[1]
- Titus Adams — professional football player[2]
- Wesley Addy — actor[citation needed]
- Steve Alaimo — musician, record producer[3]
- Houston Alexander — professional MMA fighter, radio host, rapper[4]
- Kurt Andersen — author[5]
- Craig Anton — actor, comedian[6]
- Adele Astaire — dancer, entertainer[7]
- Fred Astaire — dancer, actor[8]
- Guerin Austin — Miss Nebraska USA 2004[citation needed]
- Pamela Austin — actress[9]
B[]
- Don Bacon — retired United States Air Force Brigadier General, member of United States House of Representatives representing Nebraska's 2nd congressional district
- Max Baer — boxer[8]
- Byron Bailey — professional American and Canadian football player
- Letitia Baldrige — etiquette expert, Kennedy White House aide[10]
- Rex Barney — Major League Baseball pitcher for Brooklyn Dodgers
- John Beasley — actor[11]
- Tom Becka — radio host[citation needed]
- Jackson Berkey — composer, pianist, instructor[citation needed]
- Wade Boggs — baseball player, Hall of Famer[12]
- Steven “Destiny” Bonnell II — Twitch streamer, YouTube personality
- Bob Boozer — National Basketball Association - player and Olympic gold medalist[13]
- Steve Borden — professional wrestler better known by his stage name of Sting[8]
- Gutzon Borglum — painter, sculptor of Mount Rushmore[14]
- James E. Boyd — Mayor of Omaha, 1881-1883 and 1885-1887; seventh Governor of the state of Nebraska[15]
- L. Brent Bozell, Jr. — conservative activist and Catholic writer[16]
- Marlon Brando — actor[8]
- Wade Brorby — United States federal appellate judge
- Mildred D. Brown — founder of the Omaha Star[17]
- Brandin Bryant — football player
- Warren Buffett — billionaire investor and philanthropist[18]
- Mellona Moulton Butterfield — china painter, teacher
C[]
- Lance Cade — professional wrestler[19]
- Lloyd Cardwell — played professional football for the Detroit Lions; coached at UNO
- Buddy Carlyle — professional baseball pitcher[20]
- Ernie Chambers — Nebraska state senator[8]
- Jason Christiansen — baseball pitcher[21]
- Montgomery Clift — actor
- Abbie Cobb — actress
- James M. Connor — actor
- Barney Cotton — college football coach
- Terence Crawford — undefeated World Champion boxer
- Edward Creighton — founder of Creighton University
- George P. Cronk — Los Angeles City Council member, 1945–52
- General George Crook — US Army officer
- Eric Crouch — football player, Heisman Trophy winner
D[]
- Jeff Draheim — film editor
- Nicholas D'Agosto — television and film actor
- Alfonza W. Davis — Tuskegee Airman
- Chip Davis — musician, founder of Mannheim Steamroller
- Dick Davis — NFL player
- Brian Deegan — FMX rider
- Tom Dennison — political boss of Omaha, 1890s-1933
- Adam Devine — actor
- Mike Donehey — lead singer of Christian rock band Tenth Avenue North
- Richard Dooling — novelist, screenwriter
- David Doyle — actor
- Mary Doyle — actress
- Charles W. "Chuck" Durham — civil engineer, philanthropist, Chairman Emeritus of HDR, Inc
E[]
- Jake Ellenberger — professional MMA fighter in the UFC
- Experience Estabrook — Attorney General of Wisconsin
- G. Estabrook — opera composer; daughter of Experience Estabrook
F[]
- Henry Fonda — actor
- Pete Festersen – member of Omaha City Councill
- Peter Fonda — actor
- Gerald Ford — 38th President of the United States
- Sally Fox — member of Vermont General Assembly; lawyer[22]
- The Faint — Post-Punk band
G[]
- Jorge Garcia — actor
- Roxane Gay — writer and professor
- Bob Gibson — Baseball Hall of Fame
- Terry Goodkind — author
- Ahman Green — professional football player
- Bennett Greenspan — founder of Family Tree DNA
- Jake Guentzel — professional ice hockey player[23]
H[]
- Ron Hansen — author, screenwriter
- Wynonie Harris — rhythm & blues singer
- Harry Haywood — African-American Communist leader
- Jean Heather — actress
- Major General Stuart Heintzelman — U.S. Army officer
- Gregory M. Herek — social psychologist and professor
- Nick Hexum — singer/guitarist of Omaha's 311
- Hallee Hirsh — actress
- Chris Holbert — Colorado politician
- Sarah Hollins — beauty queen and TV personality
- Dave Hoppen — NBA player
- Jeremy Horn — mixed martial arts fighter
- John Howell — NFL player
- Cathy Hughes — businesswoman; founder and president of Radio One
I[]
- Doug Ingle — keyboardist for Iron Butterfly
J[]
- Joseph R. Jelinek — U.S. Army Brigadier General, deputy director of Army National Guard
- Nikko Jenkins — convicted spree killer
- Steve Jennum — mixed martial artist
- Ryan Jensen — mixed martial arts fighter
- Simon Joyner — singer, songwriter
K[]
- Timothy J. Kadavy — U.S. Army Major General, Adjutant General of Nebraska National Guard
- Jay Karnes — actor
- Tim Kasher — singer-songwriter, Cursive and The Good Life
- Alex Kava — author
- Kenton Keith — professional football player
- Charlotte Kemp — Playboy Playmate (Miss December 1982)
- Charles Henry King — pioneer businessman
- Jaime King — actress, model
- Chris Klein — actor
- Ed Koterba — journalist[24]
- Jeff Koterba — editorial cartoonist, musician, author
- Jason Kreis — soccer player, coach of Real Salt Lake
- Saul Kripke — philosopher
- Swoosie Kurtz — actress
L[]
- Brigadier General Frank Purdy Lahm — U.S. Army officer
- Christopher Lasch — historian, social critic
- Oudious Lee — football player
- Matty Lewis — musician, Zebrahead
- Malcolm X (born Little) - human rights activist
- Samuel Little — serial killer
- Preston Love — jazz player
- Henry T. Lynch — cancer researcher and professor at Creighton University
M[]
- Ike Mahoney — NFL player
- Skate Maloley — rapper
- Sean McDermott — NFL Head Coach of Buffalo Bills
- Ed McGivern — shooter
- Dorothy McGuire — actress
- Andy Milder — actor
- Jay Milder — artist
- Buddy Miles — musician
- Anthony Michael Milone — Roman catholic bishop
- Rowena Moore — civic and labor activist
- Carol Morris — Miss Iowa USA 1956, Miss USA 1956, Miss Universe 1956
- Frances Miller Mumaugh — painter
- Charlie Munger — billionaire investor
N[]
- John Najjar — auto engineer, designed Ford Mustang
- Jim Newman — television producer
- Nick Nolte — actor
O[]
- Conor Oberst — singer-songwriter, Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos
- Tillie Olsen — author
- Jed Ortmeyer — professional ice hockey player
- Sono Osato — dancer and actress
P[]
- John W. Patterson — African-American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues
- Niles Paul — NFL receiver for the Washington Redskins
- Alexander Payne — Oscar winning screenwriter and director
- Mark Pope — NBA player
- Scott Porter — actor
- Nathan Post — 7th and 10th Governor of American Samoa
- Ron Prince — college football coach
- Justin Patton — NBA player
Q[]
- Daniel Quinn — author
R[]
- Anne Ramsey — actress
- Andrew Rannells — actor
- James Raschke — professional wrestler known as Baron Von Raschke
- Origen D. Richardson — fourth Lieutenant Governor of Michigan[25]
- Mark Richt — college football coach[8]
- J. Joseph Ricketts — billionaire
- Matthew Ricketts — first African-American graduate from UNMC; first African-American state legislator
- Pete Ricketts — Governor of Nebraska
- Thomas S. Ricketts — owner of baseball's Chicago Cubs
- Trevor Roach — football player
- Andy Roddick — professional tennis player
- Johnny Rodgers — football player, 1972 Heisman Trophy winner
- Joe Rogers — Colorado lieutenant governor
- Rainbow Rowell — author
- Darin Ruf (born 1986) — major league baseball player
- Amber Ruffin - comedian and writer
- Colden Ruggles - U.S. Army brigadier general[26]
- Edward Ruscha — artist and photographer[8]
S[]
- Penny Sackett — astronomer and Chief Scientist of Australia
- Symone Sanders — Democratic strategist, spokesperson for Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign
- Gale Sayers — professional football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Walter Scott, Jr. — billionaire
- Leisa Sheridan — Playboy Playmate (Miss July 1993)
- JoJo Siwa — dancer from television series Dance Moms
- Skate — rapper
- Elliott Smith — singer/songwriter
- Nicholas Sparks — author
- Skip Stephenson — actor and comedian from TV series Real People
- Jean Stothert – Mayor of Omaha
- Todd Storz — entrepreneur who introduced Top-40 radio format
- Mike Sullivan — 29th Governor of Wyoming[27]
- Sarah Rose Summers — Miss Nebraska USA 2018 and Miss USA 2018
- Carl A. Swanson — founder of Swanson
- Inga Swenson — actress
T[]
- Jerry Tagge — NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
- Donald E. Thorin — cinematographer
- Thomas Tibbles — late 19th-century journalist and Native American rights activist
- Chris Tormey — college football coach
- Mark Traynowicz — football player
- John Trudell — poet, Native American activist, actor
- Stanley M. Truhlsen — professor and philanthropist
- Steve Turre — jazz trombonist
U[]
- Gabrielle Union — actress
W[]
- Luigi Waites — jazz drummer and vibraphonist
- Eleazer Wakeley — jurist and politician
- Chris Ware — graphic novelist
- Dan Warthen (born 1952) — major league baseball pitcher and coach
- Fee Waybill (John Waldo Waybill) — singer/songwriter[28]
- Geneice Wilcher — beauty pageant winner
- Paul Williams — singer-songwriter, actor[8]
- Roger Williams — pianist
- Julie Wilson — singer and actress
- Andre Woolridge — professional basketball player
X[]
- Malcolm X — civil rights activist
Z[]
- Paula Zahn — news personality
See also[]
- List of lists about Omaha, Nebraska
- List of people from North Omaha, Nebraska
- Founding figures of Omaha, Nebraska
- People from Omaha (category)
- People from Omaha by occupation (category)
References[]
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- ^ "Titus Adams". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
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- ^ "Astaire, Fred". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
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- ^ "Letitia Baldrige dies at 86; 'doyenne of decorum' was social secretary to first lady Jacqueline Kennedy". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "John Beasley". The History Makers. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Wade Boggs". Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Bob Boozer, a 1960 Olympian, Is Dead at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Omaha Innovators Borglum". www.douglascohistory.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ^ "Kansas Governor Walter Roscoe Stubbs". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
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- ^ "Sally Fox's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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- ^ Morton, Julius Sterling and Watkins, Albert (1911). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps and Tables, Volume 1. Western Pub. and Engraving Company. p. 205.
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